The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
5:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 299
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 19.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.88° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.87° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.